Steve Walsh
As a military reporter, Steve Walsh delivers stories and features for TV, radio and the web.
Before coming to KPBS, Steve worked as a journalist in Northwest Indiana and Chicago. He hosted a daily public affairs show on Lakeshore Public Radio and was an original host and producer for the storytelling project Vocalo.org at WBEZ in Chicago. He has been a reporter on Back At Base, a collaboration between NPR and seven public radio stations that looks at veterans and the military.
He is a graduate of Indiana State University. He spent a large portion of his career as a print reporter for the Times of Northwest Indiana and the Post-Tribune in Gary, Indiana. At the Post-Tribune, he was embedded in Iraq twice. He was also an investigative reporter and covered the Indiana Statehouse during the term of three governors.
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Amid complaints about living conditions, the Navy may let private contractors take over its barracksThe Navy's drive to privatize barracks concerns some observers, who note problems with the military's earlier effort to privatize on-base family housing. -
The Trump Administration is hoping to revive the commercial shipbuilding industry while increasing the size of the Navy. -
How much of the VA's budget savings will go to patient care? Collins says it's 'up to the President'VA Secretary Doug Collins is aiming for a 15 percent cut in the agency's workforce, even as it's serving a growing population of veterans. -
How much of the VA's budget savings will go to patient care? Collins says it's 'up to the President'VA Secretary Doug Collins is aiming for a 15 percent cut in the agency's workforce, even as it's serving a growing population of veterans.
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A Pentagon program that helped thousands of veterans become classroom teachers is winding down. Advocates say the program should be saved. -
The September report from the Government Accountability Office said the shortages are part of a long-standing maintenance problem for the Navy. -
The aircraft carrier's deployment demonstrated the growing threat of enemy drones, and it spotlighted the role of social media propaganda in warfare. -
Cost are increasing sharply as post-911 veterans begin to qualify for state benefits. But cutting the programs is politically difficult. -
After months of preparation, the U.S. military is opening a floating pier to deliver humanitarian aid to people in Gaza. No U.S. troops will go ashore in Gaza.
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Though TikTok could soon be banned in the U.S., the app continues to gain followers among members of the military. Miltok has become a hub to talk about daily life in the service.
